The Automotive Service Association (ASA) announced changes to its Board of Directors following its Annual Business Meeting July 17 at the Hilton Indianapolis Hotel & Suites in Indianapolis, Ind. ASA Chairman Scott Benavidez, AMAM, from Mr. B’s Paint & Body Shop Inc., is looking forward to working with the new leadership team. “As I look […]
Main Street Tax Certainty Act Introduced in U.S. House Seeks to Preserve Pass-Through Business Deductions
U.S. Congressman Lloyd Smucker (PA-11) introduced the Main Street Tax Certainty Act, H.R. 4721, legislation which would permanently extend Section 199A of the Internal Revenue Code, which is slated to expire in 2025. Smucker’s legislation is cosponsored by 92 Members and is supported by all Republican Members of the Ways & Means Committee. Section 199A, […]
ASA Board of Directors Approves Policy Position Statement on OEM Repair Procedures
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) Board of Directors has approved the following policy position statement on OEM Repair Procedures: Insurers Should Account for OEM Repair Procedure Research in Estimates ASA supports the research, application, and documentation of OEM repair procedures before, during, and after completing a repair. OEMs develop, test, and verify repair procedures to […]
Auto Care Association Calls Right to Repair Agreement by ASA, SCRS, and Auto Alliance ‘Thinly Veiled Attempt to Confuse Lawmakers and Drivers’
Coalitions supporting right to repair legislation also critical. MEMA calls agreement step in the right direction and offers suggestions on legislation. The Auto Care Association released a statement July 11 objecting to the right to repair agreement between the Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation […]
ASA, SCRS and Alliance for Automotive Innovation Announce Right to Repair Agreement
Three associations say agreement assures independents have access to information needed to repair vehicles and consumer choice. The Automotive Service Association (ASA), the Society of Collision Repair Specialists (SCRS) and Alliance for Automotive Innovation today announced they have reached an agreement on automotive right to repair that the groups say builds upon previous agreements to […]
ASA Thanks Repairers Who Helped Defeat Texas Vehicle Safety Inspection Bill
The Texas Senate Transportation Committee rejected legislation that would have eliminated Texas’ vehicle safety inspection program. Senate Bill (SB) 684’s committee substitute failed by a vote of three in favor and five against. Research clearly demonstrates that regular testing of a vehicle’s tires, brakes, windshield wipers, lights and beams, seatbelts, and airbag systems plays a […]
ASA Asks Shops to Encourage U.S. House Representatives to Join the Vehicle Data Access Caucus
With the new Congress starting its business in Washington, D.C., the Automotive Service Association (ASA) is asking shops to send a letter online to their U.S. House of Representatives members encouraging them to join the Vehicle Data Access Caucus that was formed last year. The U.S. House of Representatives Vehicle Data Caucus is a bipartisan […]
Interview: Bob Redding, ASA Washington Representative on Vehicle Data Access
Redding discusses California’s zero emissions vehicle mandate and its impact across the country as well state and national legislative efforts on data access. State and national efforts to assure that the independent repair industry has the access to data it needs to repair their customer’s vehicles has been an issue for decades. As vehicles become […]
ASA Asks Shops to Contact U.S. House Representatives Encouraging Them to Join the Vehicle Data Access Caucus
The Automotive Service Association (ASA) is asking shops to send a letter online to their legislators in the U.S. House of Representatives encouraging them to join the newly established Vehicle Data Caucus. The U.S. House of Representatives Vehicle Data Caucus is a bipartisan group formed by U.S. Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) to address the […]
ASA Supports New U.S. House Vehicle Data Access Caucus
U.S. Congressman Buddy Carter (R-GA) sends letter establishing bipartisan group to address vehicle data access issues. The Automotive Service Association (ASA) applauds U.S. Congressman Earl “Buddy” Carter (R-GA) in his work establishing a new bipartisan caucus in the U.S. House of Representatives working to address the issue of vehicle data access. Representative Carter is a […]
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